Abstract:
A supply line structure for the energy supply of electrical components of a motor vehicle, and for transmitting information between at least a portion of the components. To reduce the interference susceptibility of the supply line structure in a Powerline Communications, and at the same time to continue to be able to ensure the energy supply of the electrical components via the supply line structure, it is provided that the supply line structure have separate supply lines, electrically isolated from the vehicle body, as return lines from the components to at least one energy source of the motor vehicle. The supply lines of the supply line structure preferably take the form of coaxial lines or twisted pair lines.
Abstract:
A method, a device, and a bus system for synchronizing at least two TTCAN buses having at least one bus user, a global time being determined in each TTCAN bus, and the deviations in the global times of the TTCAN buses being determined from the global times, the TTCAN buses being connected via at least one user and the deviations in the individual global times being transmitted to at least one bus user, and the global times of the TTCAN buses connected via at least one user being adjusted to one another as a function of the deviations in the global times, so that the TTCAN buses are synchronized with respect to the global times.
Abstract:
The invention refers to one of a number of nodes of a communication system. The nodes are connected to a communication media for transmitting data among the nodes. Said one node comprises a communication controller, across which the node is connected to the communication media, and a bus guardian for controlling access of the communication controller to the communication media. In order to provide a cheap but nevertheless reliable way for monitoring the synchronized clock signal of a node of a communication system and in particular for detecting deviations of the synchronized clock signal it is suggested that a synchronized clock signal from the communication controller is made available to the bus guardian, and that the bus guardian comprises means for monitoring the synchronized clock signal using a bus guardian internal clock signal, which is generated by means of an electronic circuit and which is less accurate than the synchronized clock signal to be monitored.
Abstract:
A method and device for the exchange of data in messages between at least two users which are connected by a bus system and have separate time bases, the messages containing the data being transmitted by the users via the bus system; and a first user, in a function as timer, controls the messages as a function of time in such a way that it repeatedly transmits a reference message, which contains time information regarding the time base of the first user, via the bus at a specifiable time interval; the at least second user forms its own time information, using its time base, as a function of the time information of the first user; a correction value is ascertained from the two pieces of time information; and the second user adapts its time information and/or its time base as a function of the correction value.
Abstract:
A motor vehicle door lock with a lock latch (4) and a detent pawl (5) which holds the lock latch (4) in the locked position (main catch (4a) and optionally a preliminary catch (4b)) and with a motorized opening drive (6), the motorized opening drive (6) having a drive motor (7) which is preferably an electric motor and has a step-down gear (8) which, on the driven side engages the detent pawl (5) of a detent pawl lever (9) or the like which moves the detent pawl (5) and lifts the detent pawl (5) when the drive motor (7) is triggered accordingly, so that the lock latch (4) is released—opening position. This releasing is optimized with regard to opening forces by a lifting spring (11) being provided which acts in the lifting direction of the detent pawl (5) in association with the step-down gear (8) or the detent pawl lever (9) or the like, so that the lifting spring (11) is tensioned when the opening drive (6) reverses from the open position into the locked position and so that the lifting spring (11) reinforces the opening motion and the lifting motion of the detent pawl (5) with its spring force when the opening drive (6) is advanced from the locked position into the open position.
Abstract:
A screen sleeve for use in combination with a hardenable mass for securing an anchoring element, inserted into the sleeve, in a receiving material where the sleeve is formed of an axially elongated, woven wire mesh, cylindrically shaped tubular member closed at one end and open at the other. The tubular member has a flange at its open end. Adjacent the flange, one or more outwardly projecting protrusions are formed from the wire mesh defining the tubular member.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cyclical time-based communication system, for the transmission of useful data (DATA) between users of the system, which comprises a databus and users connected thereto. The data transmission occurs within cyclical repeating timeframes, each with at least two timeslots. Each timeslot is provided for the transmission of a message (Ni). A message (Ni) comprises at least part of the useful data (DATA) and each message (Ni) is provided with a code (ID). The bandwidth available for data transmission may be better utilized, if the code (ID) is placed within the message (Ni) as a part thereof, each message (Ni) is additionally provided with time information concerning the timeslot which may be extracted from the code and at least one of the timeslots within the timeframes may be used for transmission of various messages in various cycles. In a preferred embodiment the information relating to the current cycle comprises an ordinal number for the cycle. In the simplest case the number has two values 0 and 1. Even and odd cycles can thus be differentiated. The ordinal number may be increased to differentiate more cycles from each other. The transmission method is preferably based on the FlexRay protocol.
Abstract:
The invention refers to a method for monitoring a communication media access schedule of a communication controller (5) of a communication system (1) by means of a bus guardian (6). The communication system (1) comprises a communication media (2) and nodes (3) connected to the communication media (2). Each node (3) comprises a communication controller (5) and a bus guardian (6) assigned to the communication controller (5). Messages are transmitted among the nodes (3) across the communication media (2) based on a cyclic time triggered communication media access scheme. In order to provide a mechanism which allows the bus guardian (6) to monitor the communication media access scheme of the communication controller (5) even during startup of the communication it is suggested, that the bus guardian (6) has a priori knowledge about possible deviations from the communication media access schedule during startup of the communication and that the bus guardian (6) during startup makes use of the a priori knowledge to distinguish between an allowed deviation and a forbidden deviation caused by a failure of the communication controller (5).
Abstract:
A method, a device, and a bus system for synchronizing at least two buses having at least one bus user, a global time being determined in each bus, and the deviations in the global times of the buses being determined from the global times, the buses being connected via at least one user and the deviations in the individual global times being transmitted to at least one bus user, and the global times of the buses connected via at least one user being adjusted to one another as a function of the deviations in the global times, so that the buses are synchronized with respect to the global times. The buses may include TTCAN buses.
Abstract:
A method and a device for exchanging data in messages between at least two stations connected by a bus system. The messages contain the data being transmitted by the stations over the bus system. Each message contains an identifier characterizing the data contained therein. Each station decides on the basis of the identifier whether to receive the message. The messages are controlled in time by a first station. The first station repeatedly transmits a reference message over the bus in at least one specifiable time interval. The time interval is subdivided into time windows of a specifiable length, the messages being transmitted in the time windows.